Kara Kopetsky -- Missing 5/4/07

Kara's Story



Kara disappeared from Belton, MO on May 4, 2007. She was last seen leaving Belton High School. Kara does not have a car, so she would have either been on foot or someone was there to pick her up.

Kara is 17 years old and would have just finished her junior year in high school. She is 5' 5", with brown hair and hazel eyes. As you can tell from the pictures, she is known to change her hair color. She no longer has braces as seen in some of the pictures.


Friday, May 4, 2007
The morning started out just like any other morning. Kara decided to walk to school just a few blocks away instead of having her mom drive her. Later that morning, she called her mom to bring her a book for one of her classes that she had forgotten at home. Kara also asked her mom to wash her work clothes since she had to work that afternoon after school. Mom took the book up to school and left it in the office for Kara to pick up later. At some point after that Kara got the book from the office.

What happened next remains a mystery.

Kara did not come home from school that day and did not show up for work that afternoon. Her mom and stepdad called her repeatedly and called around looking for her before reporting her missing that evening.

It has been confirmed that the last phone call on her cell phone was about 10:30 that morning. Since then, the police have determined that either the cell phone has been shut off or the battery has run down. In addition to that, there has been no activity on her bank account and nothing is missing from her house. All of her clothes, belongings, and IPOD are still in her room.

The police and family have talked to her friends and no one has seen or had contact with Kara since she disappeared.

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Three persons reported seeing Kara at a gas station/Burger King in Louisburg, KS along with a young male. Unfortunately the video surveillance equipment was not in working order and this sighting could not be confirmed. It should be noted that a girl who has been mistaken to be Kara worked at a nearby business at the time of the reported sighting.

May 17th to present
The police department has followed up on leads as they have come in, but none have led them to find Kara.

http://www.findkarakopetsky.com/about.html

Video released by Belton Police Department of Kara on the day of her disappearance:

To the person who knows anything about where Kara is

On May 4, 2007, a tragedy happened. It changed our lives and we are sure yours as well, unless you truly are a monster, which we don't believe you are. We believe it was a terrible accident and that you have not been at peace since.

Please go to a pay phone and call or send a note and tell where our Kara is. We do n ot care who is responsible, we just know it is time to bring our kara home so we can put her to rest. We forgive you and will pray for you.

REWARD $30,000

Kara Kopetsky was a typical teenage girl. She had friends, a large loving family and was looking forward to shopping for clothes to have her Senior pictures taken, but Kara didn't get to have Senior pictures, Senior Prom, Graduation, College years or any other mile stones normal/typical teenage girls have.

On 4-28-07 Kara was abducted by her abusive boyfriend while waiting outside her place of employment for a friend to pick her up after work. She had to jump from his moving vehicle to get away from him. The boyfriend was arrested and the following Monday Kara obtained a Order of Protection against him.

On 5-4-07 Kara went missing. This was the Friday before the scheduled court date regarding her boyfriend abducting her.

The charges were dropped by the Belton Police Department, stating she was a runaway and if she knew the charges were dropped she would return home. KARA WENT MISSING ON 5-4-07, she hasn't returned home.

People go missing daily under suspicious circumstances. Some missing persons cases are treated differently, but all missing persons cases deserve respect.

http://www.findkarakopetsky.com/index.html

Search for missing teen Kara Kopetsky comes up empty

By DONALD BRADLEY and JAMES HART
The Kansas City Star

Posted on Wed, Apr. 07, 2010 10:52 PM

The parents of Kara Kopetsky learned some time ago not to let the hope in their hearts or the fear in their minds escape from their short tethers.

Wednesday was another day of keeping their emotions subdued, held in tight control.

A morning search of a wooded area in southern Kansas City stirred up memories, but nothing more, of a missing teen.

“It’s been three years,” Rhonda Beckford, Kara’s mother, said of her family’s efforts at patience.

“I just wait to get a phone call. I try not to jump to conclusions.”

Belton police had called last week, telling the Beckfords that authorities had scheduled a careful search of a 400-acre area just east of the former Richards-Gebaur airport, near East 155th Street and U.S. 71.

More than 220 officers from the Belton and Kansas City police departments, FBI, Missouri Highway Patrol, Cass County Sheriff’s Department, Blue River Police Academy and U.S. Marine Corps walked side by side across the tract of dense brush and woods.

The media expectantly gathered on the fringes of the land. The family did not. This was emotional ground they had covered before.

The search began about 9 a.m. It was over about 1:30 p.m.

More of the same nothing; no questions answered, closure denied.

“As a mother, it’s painful,” Beckford said of the empty hours, days and months since her 17-year-old Kara left for school on what seemed a normal morning.

“We have no idea what happened to Kara after May 4, 2007.” That was the day Belton High School security cameras caught the student heading for an exit.

Continuing to get calls and tips, Belton police keep the Beckfords up to date. This particular tract comes up consistently in the investigation, said FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton. It’s been searched before, “but never a shoulder-to-shoulder grid search.”

Beckford’s husband, Jim, said they did not know what led police to that area, or why they’re doing it now. He said it’s possible it was just to finally rule it out.

Now the family waits for next call.

Honoring Kara

An annual walk in Kara Kopetsky’s honor will be held at 2 p.m. May 2 at the Cedar Tree Square shopping center in Belton.

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/07/1863965/search-for-kara-kopetsky-comes.html

Searchers scour ponds in search for missing Belton woman

By GLENN E. RICE and DONALD BRADLEY
The Kansas City Star
Posted on Thu, Apr. 08, 2010 11:55 AM

A day after walking nearby fields, searchers are combing through several ponds in south Kansas City in an effort to locate Kara Kopetsky, who disappeared nearly three years ago.

At one pond, members of the Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue & Recovery Team were lowering the water level several inches to conduct a better search, said Herb Myers, a member of the search team.

On Wednesday, crews searched a wooded area in south Kansas City but did not turn up any new information on the missing Belton teen, authorities said.

More than 220 officers with law enforcement agencies did an exhaustive examination of a 400-acre area just east of the former Richards-Gebaur airport, near East 155th Street and U.S. 71.

This particular land, dense brush and woods on slopes, comes up consistently in the investigation.

Kara was 17 years old when last seen at Belton High School on May 4, 2007, on security cameras heading for an exit.

Family and friends are planning a walk in her memory at 2 p.m. May 2 at the Cedar Tree Shopping Center in Belton. The annual event is a way to honor her and keep the case in the public eye.

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/08/1864894_searchers-scour-pounds-in-search.html

I don't understand why the police department dropped the charges, then assumed that Kara was a runaway and that she would return home. From what I've read, I don't feel that Kara is a runaway. It's good to see they are conducting extensive searches for her. I would like more information on what happened during the 4/28 altercation, they state he abducted her that day. Then I suppose he released her, which lead to the charges?

Cold case: No signs of missing teen in recent search

By Rupa Mikkilineni , CNN
April 19, 2010 12:22 p.m. EDT



New York (CNN) -- Some cold cases see periodic bursts of activity and then go cold again.

The disappearance of Kara Kopetsky, a high school junior who vanished three years ago in Belton, Missouri, appears to be one of those cases.

This month, police conducted a grid search on a field five miles from Belton High School, where Kopetsky was last seen.

The search area was within the Kansas City limits, said Rhonda Beckford, Kopetsky's mother.

"Its near an old military air base. It's basically a wide open field," Beckford said.

She says police had searched the area before, and she doesn't know what prompted investigators to search again.

"When we searched the area before, it was not in the same way," explained Capt. Don Spears of the Belton Police Department. "This time we did a shoulder-to-shoulder grid search of the 400- acre area."

The April 7 search turned up no clues, and police say they're no closer to finding Kopetsky.

"She is a very beautiful girl, and so we often warned her to be careful, but like any teen, she had an attitude that she was invincible," said her stepfather, Jim Beckford.

Kopetsky was 17 when she walked out of her high school for the last time May 4, 2007. It was something she often did, her mother says. Kopetsky would leave around 10:30 a.m., return between 1 and 2 p.m. and stay until school let out at 3:30 p.m.

"She didn't get along well with two teachers who taught her mid-day classes, and so she would leave after her morning classes, take a break and then come back for her afternoon classes," Rhonda Beckford said.

That day, Kopetsky had forgotten one of her textbooks. She called home and asked her mom to drop it off at the school office. She also asked her mother to wash her uniform so she could work the 4 p.m. shift at Popeye's Chicken.

A school surveillance video shows Kopetsky walking down a corridor and out the door of the high school. But no one can say which way she went or whether she got into a car. It was the last time anyone saw or heard from her.

When Kopetsky didn't come home from school as usual, her mother and stepfather grew worried. They called police and reported her missing.

The worried parents say police told them that they believed Kopetsky was a runaway and that she'd come back on her own in a few days.

But Beckford is certain her daughter didn't run away. "I believe someone picked her up. She got into someone's car, someone she knew," she said.

Police say Kopetsky's cell phone records show that the last phone calls she made before leaving the school grounds include one to her mother and that she exchanged text and voicemail messages with her boyfriend for about 20 minutes.

But, police say, there was no activity on Kopetsky's cell phone after she walked out of school, indicating that the battery went dead or was removed from the phone.

In the days after Kopetsky was reported missing, investigators followed pings from the phone and conducted some searches in Belton but found no clues. Beyond that, they aren't commenting on the investigation.

Kopetsky's stepfather says the cell phone's long silence makes him suspicious.

"This doesn't make any sense," Jim Beckford said. "Kara was on her cell phone sending texts constantly. Her cell phone bill was typically 80 to 100 pages long."

Kopetsky's mother said her daughter's boyfriend was questioned, and his home and truck were searched. But police found nothing out of the ordinary.

Kopetsky left behind most of her belongings: money, clothes, an iPod and a new carton of cigarettes. Her bank debit card was left in her school locker and her bank account, with $150 from a recent paycheck, remains untouched.

According to Belton police, the case is being actively investigated. But with no certain evidence of foul play, police continue to characterize Kara's disappearance as an endangered and missing adult case.

The state of Missouri considers Kopetsky to be an adult because she was 17 when she disappeared.

Belton Police Capt. Don Spears said police are looking at several persons of interest but haven't narrowed their investigation to focus on a single suspect.

Kopetsky's family believes she was abducted by someone she knew, but police have not ruled out the possibility of abduction by a stranger or drifter.

"The school doesn't sit too far from a major highway, so it's not outside the realm of possibility," Spears said.

About a month after she disappeared, Kopetsky's case was eclipsed by the abduction and slaying of Kelsey Smith, who was snatched from a store parking lot in nearby Overland Park, Kansas. Smith's body was found in the Missouri woods, six miles from Kopetsky's home in Belton. A man was charged and pleaded guilty, and is serving a life sentence.

Police in Belton and Overland Park compared notes but found no connection.

Kopetsky is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

A $30,000 reward is offered for information leading to her whereabouts or the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance. Anyone with more information is asked to call the Belton Police Department's tip-line at 816-474-TIPS.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/19/grace.coldcase.kopetsky/index.html?hpt=T2

I can't imagine how horrifying it would be to just have a child vanish with no knowledge of where she had gone. I think I would lose my mind.

Family holds onto hope of finding Kara Kopetsky

Last Update: 4:51 am May 3, 2010


Three years ago this coming Tuesday, Kara Kopetsky disappeared. On Sunday, friends and relatives of Kopetsky gathered in remembrance and to hope for her return.

BELTON, Mo. – Three years ago this coming Tuesday, Kara Kopetsky disappeared.

On Sunday, friends and relatives of Kopetsky gathered in remembrance and to hope for her return.

"I still have faith that we will find Kara. As a mother that's what you hold onto, hope and faith," said Rhonda Beckford, Kara's mother.

"It seems like just yesterday she was here, and hopefully she will be again someday," said family friend, Kimberly Hensley.

Last month officials searched two ponds and a wooded area for information or clues in Kara's disappearance, but nothing was found.

The annual honor walk marks the last time Kopetsky was seen at Belton High School. Supporters held signs and planted banners alerting drivers that Kara still needs to come home.

Greg and Missy Smith also walked in honor of Kara on Sunday. Their daughter Kelsey went missing in June of 2007, and her body was found four days later.

Kara's mother sill holds out hope that she her daughter will be found someday, saying "we're going to find her. We really are going to find her. I know...the Holy Spirit told me that a long time ago."

The reward money in Kara's missing person case is now $30,000

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Family-holds-onto-hope-of-finding-Kara-Kopetsky/PCASi71z3EWJtFRb3azdiw.cspx

$50,000 Reward Announced for Information Leading to the Whereabouts of Missing Teen
Reward is in addition to any other reward monies being offered.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Kansas City, MO - infoZine - Chief James Person, Belton Police Department and FBI Special Agent in Charge Brian Truchon announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of missing teen Kara Kopetsky. The announcement of this reward is in addition to any other reward monies being offered.

Kara, who was 17 years old at the time of her disappearance, was last seen leaving Belton High School on May 4, 2007 at 9:20 a.m. “The passage of time can never diminish the loss of a child. We are hoping announcing this reward, in conjunction with the three year anniversary of her disappearance, may trigger someone’s memory and they will come forward with valuable information” said SAC Truchon.

The FBI working jointly with the Belton Police Department will be taking tips at a 24-hour command post at 15499 Kensington, Kansas City, Missouri from Tuesday, May 4 through Thursday, May 6, 2010. “Any information, as insignificant as it may seem, could be vital to this investigation” said Chief Person.

Anyone with information regarding her disappearance can provide information confidentially through the command post or by contacting the Belton Police Department (816) 331-3500, the FBI (816) 512-8200 or the TIPS HOTLINE 816-474-TIPS.

Kara Kopetsky Last seen leaving Belton High School on May 4, 2007 at 9:20 a.m. wearing dark jeans, a black studded belt, a gray T-shirt with white skull print, a gray three-quarter sleeve sweater, black and white checkered tennis shoes, and a black leather hobo bag. She is described as 5’5” tall and 125lbs. She has light brown, red, and blonde hair with hazel eyes and a scar on her forehead.

http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/41038/

Officials Drain Ponds As Search Continues for Possible Body

Bob Hess, FOX 4 News Meagan Kelleher, FOX 4 Web Producer
4:38 PM CDT, August 30, 2010

 

Monday was day seven in the search for a possible body in southeastern Johnson County. The search is just a few miles from Belton High School, where 17-year-old Kara Kopetsky was last seen almost three-and-a-half years ago.

Acting on a tip from the public, Sheriff's Deputies and other agencies have been searching a 10-acre area near a vacant building since Tuesday.

"It does make your heart stop and skip a beat," Kara Kopetsky's mother Rhonda Beckford said. "It makes you wonder if it is Kara."

Read more: http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-johnson-county-body-search-083010,0,4328988.story

Cold case: Missing teen had accused ex of stalking

By Rupa Mikkilineni, "Nancy Grace" Producer
November 22, 2010 9:30 a.m. EST

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They say she was being stalked by a former boyfriend and had obtained a restraining order against him two weeks earlier. Police confirm that there was a pending domestic violence case and protective order naming the boyfriend, when Kara vanished. The charged were later dropped.

Investigators say the ex-boyfriend is a person of interest in the case, because he may have information as to her whereabouts and the relationship between the two was tumultuous before she vanished.

The boyfriend, whom we're not naming because he's not been charged, did not return CNN's calls seeking comment. A person who answered the phone at his lawyer's office said there would be no comment.

According to family and police and Kara's MySpace profile, the boyfriend lived in her neighborhood, was 18, and attended the same high school but dropped out earlier the spring Kara disappeared. She described their relationship as on and off.

Police say there has been no activity on Kara's cell phone since shortly after she walked out of school. They followed some pings from the phone, conducted some searches, but found nothing significant. Beyond that, they aren't commenting.

Her stepfather says the cell phone's long silence makes him suspicious.

"This doesn't make any sense," said Jim Beckford. "Kara was on her cell phone sending texts constantly. Her cell phone bill was typically 80-100 pages long."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/22/grace.coldcase.kopetsky/index.html?hpt=T2

CNN piece sparks another round of Kopetsky tips

Wednesday, Dec. 01, 2010
By Allen Edmonds, The Star Herald



As Belton police, the community and the family of Kara Kopetsky approach the fourth grim anniversary since the teenager’s disappearance, every ounce of publicity is appreciated.

And last week’s Nancy Grace segment on CNN Headline News, which introduced a nationwide audience to the mystery Belton has lived for years now, was just another example of how today’s instant communication just may someday provide the answer, according to Capt. Don Spears of the Belton Police Department. “It did generate some tips for us, which is good,” he said.

Read more: http://www.thestar-herald.com/2010/12/01/7129/cnn-piece-sparks-another-round.html

I watched the ID show about Kara this afternoon. Kelsey Smith was abducted and murdered shortly after Kara disappeared. The stalker in Kelsey's case followed her from inside Target. There are so many similarities in these two cases, it's difficult to not think that Edwin Roy "Jack" Hall was not involved in Kara going missing. He pleaded guilty to raping and killing Kelsey. Kelsey's body was found in a wooded park in the same town that Kara lived in, not far from her house. They said Kara and Kelsey were the exact same age, height and weight. Isn't that eerie? I don't know how these parents carry on never knowing where their child is or what happened to them.

Kopetsky's ex pleads guilty in separate case

Updated: Sep 07, 2011 9:03 AM EDT
By Betsy Webster, News Reporter
Posted by Chris Oberholtz, Multimedia Producer

~Snipped~

The day Kara went missing came one week after she filed for a protection order against Yust. She was 17 then. He was 18.

Now 22 years old, Yust has admitted to choking a new girlfriend in an apartment they shared at 99th Street and Locust. The domestic violence assault charge indicated Yust choked the 18-year-old so hard that she lost consciousness, pulled her hair out and punched her until she was bruised.

At the time, in late July, that teen's mother told police her daughter was 7-1/2 weeks pregnant.

In the police report, that latest teen's mother recounted what her daughter told her about that night, six months into her relationship with Yust.

"He 'threatened to kill her... if she left him.' He 'had a family with a ranch where there were pigs that would eat anything including bones ... no one would ever find her,'" the latest teen's mother recounted.

Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/15404986/kopetskys-ex-pleads-guilty-in-separate-case

Her step father said he called her...but the documentary on Disappeared clearly showed her phone next to her bed. That raises several questions. First, why didnt she bring her phone with her to school? If she was planning of cutting class...she would most definitely need her phone...other question, if she HAD left her phone at home, and the step father called it, wouldnt he have heard it ringing??? I would have. def.......
Other question, why did he go to the school to look for her when he knew at that time she would have been at work???? If she had to work, and he knew she had to work, why did he get worried about her? Something doesnt seem right here....I would look at her step father very carefully......

You must take into consideration all the facts of this case, not just the boyfriend. Boyfriend looked guilty, he choked her and he choked his new girlfriend. It sounds like he has rage issues. But it seems hes not really bright. He let the girl go and they are able to report him. Kara ? she is silenced.
You have to look at the patterns of this behavior...the boyfriend isnt rational or calm..he rages and fights with women...It appears..He doesnt kill and dispose of victims.....Now if this girl disappears...then I would look at him again...But....I wouldnt wait either...The step father on the other hand, his facts are screwed up.
Hes not giving the police consistent information.
The neighboring killer who killed the young woman Kelsey....he may have been spurred on by the disappearance of Kara when he read in the news that she disappeared, perhaps he thought in his mind he could take advantage of the facts and do a copy cat type of murder, leaving the victim close to karas house.
NOW THAT MAKES SENSE. The fbi never found her body......thats the deciding factor that eliminates the other perpetrator. If you know enough about forensics you will understand that the fact her body was not dumped someplace, or buried someplace indicates a missing key element. The phone...Karas cell phone was on her night table????? what??? what seventeen year old girl would leave her cell phone at home on day when she knew she had to work.....explain that one to me and I can eliminate the step father as a possible suspect.....

Justice4all wrote:Kopetsky's ex pleads guilty in separate case

Updated: Sep 07, 2011 9:03 AM EDT
By Betsy Webster, News Reporter
Posted by Chris Oberholtz, Multimedia Producer

~Snipped~

The day Kara went missing came one week after she filed for a protection order against Yust. She was 17 then. He was 18.

Now 22 years old, Yust has admitted to choking a new girlfriend in an apartment they shared at 99th Street and Locust. The domestic violence assault charge indicated Yust choked the 18-year-old so hard that she lost consciousness, pulled her hair out and punched her until she was bruised.

At the time, in late July, that teen's mother told police her daughter was 7-1/2 weeks pregnant.

In the police report, that latest teen's mother recounted what her daughter told her about that night, six months into her relationship with Yust.

"He 'threatened to kill her... if she left him.' He 'had a family with a ranch where there were pigs that would eat anything including bones ... no one would ever find her,'" the latest teen's mother recounted.

Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/15404986/kopetskys-ex-pleads-guilty-in-separate-case

what, a pig farm? what? are you referring to something else? very odd statement to make and very unrelative, it seems almost unconnected and irractic to contrive that and post that~!

logicalandsensible wrote:You must take into consideration all the facts of this case, not just the boyfriend. Boyfriend looked guilty, he choked her and he choked his new girlfriend. It sounds like he has rage issues. But it seems hes not really bright. He let the girl go and they are able to report him. Kara ? she is silenced.
You have to look at the patterns of this behavior...the boyfriend isnt rational or calm..he rages and fights with women...It appears..He doesnt kill and dispose of victims.....Now if this girl disappears...then I would look at him again...But....I wouldnt wait either...The step father on the other hand, his facts are screwed up.
Hes not giving the police consistent information.
The neighboring killer who killed the young woman Kelsey....he may have been spurred on by the disappearance of Kara when he read in the news that she disappeared, perhaps he thought in his mind he could take advantage of the facts and do a copy cat type of murder, leaving the victim close to karas house.
NOW THAT MAKES SENSE. The fbi never found her body......thats the deciding factor that eliminates the other perpetrator. If you know enough about forensics you will understand that the fact her body was not dumped someplace, or buried someplace indicates a missing key element. The phone...Karas cell phone was on her night table????? what??? what seventeen year old girl would leave her cell phone at home on day when she knew she had to work.....explain that one to me and I can eliminate the step father as a possible suspect.....

Justice4all wrote:Kopetsky's ex pleads guilty in separate case

Updated: Sep 07, 2011 9:03 AM EDT
By Betsy Webster, News Reporter
Posted by Chris Oberholtz, Multimedia Producer

~Snipped~

The day Kara went missing came one week after she filed for a protection order against Yust. She was 17 then. He was 18.

Now 22 years old, Yust has admitted to choking a new girlfriend in an apartment they shared at 99th Street and Locust. The domestic violence assault charge indicated Yust choked the 18-year-old so hard that she lost consciousness, pulled her hair out and punched her until she was bruised.

At the time, in late July, that teen's mother told police her daughter was 7-1/2 weeks pregnant.

In the police report, that latest teen's mother recounted what her daughter told her about that night, six months into her relationship with Yust.

"He 'threatened to kill her... if she left him.' He 'had a family with a ranch where there were pigs that would eat anything including bones ... no one would ever find her,'" the latest teen's mother recounted.

Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/15404986/kopetskys-ex-pleads-guilty-in-separate-case

Logical wrote:

what, a pig farm? what? are you referring to something else? very odd statement to make and very unrelative, it seems almost unconnected and irractic to contrive that and post that~!

J4a is one of the owners of this site and he never contrives nor posts anything he did not read elsewhere. Those words were in the police report, so he posted it.

You seem to be close to this case, are you a relative?

sitemama wrote:Logical wrote:

what, a pig farm? what? are you referring to something else? very odd statement to make and very unrelative, it seems almost unconnected and irractic to contrive that and post that~!

J4a is one of the owners of this site and he never contrives nor posts anything he did not read elsewhere. Those words were in the police report, so he posted it.

You seem to be close to this case, are you a relative?

I wasn't sure if Logical's comment was directed at J4A or the quote in the article. If at J4A, I agree with Mama.
Or maybe Logical thought the quote in the article was J4A saying it? I don't know.

logicalandsensible wrote:what, a pig farm? what? are you referring to something else? very odd statement to make and very unrelative, it seems almost unconnected and irractic to contrive that and post that~!

It wasn't contrived, it is what his girlfriend's mom said in the police report regarding the night that Yust choked her daughter. If he really told her that he had a family with a ranch where there were pigs that would eat anything including bones and no one would ever find her, then it is very relevant considering he had an abusive relationship with Kara and she disappeared the week before he had a court date for abducting her previously.

Russ Ptacek's Kara Kopetsky investigation reveals a cadaver dog hit and a rift between Belton police and a secret group of sleuths

Posted by Justin Kendall on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:22 AM



The Kara Kopetsky investigation by KSHB Channel 41's Russ Ptacek is out, and it includes a cadaver dog hitting on a spot in a home that's marked up with graffiti about "Kara" and "murder." It's an interesting story, and it doesn't reflect well on the Belton police, who are apparently investigating a secret group of investigators trying to solve the Kopetsky case.

Also, we're nearing the end of Ptacek's tenure in Kansas City. He's taking a job with WUSA 9 in Washington, D.C.

http://www.pitch.com/plog/archives/2012/02/14/russ-ptaceks-kara-kopetsky-investigation-reveals-a-cadaver-dog-hit-and-a-rift-between-belton-police-and-a-secret-group-of-sleuths